The B.G.'z
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The B.G.'z were an American
teenage hip-hop
duo from New Orleans, Louisiana
, active from 1993 to 1997. The duo consisted of rappers Lil Wayne
and B.G.
. The two made up the youngest artists on Cash Money Records
, Lil Wayne
being 12 years old, and B.G.
only 14 years old. In 1995, B.G. released his debut album entitled, True Story featuring Lil Wayne
(to collectively make the B.G.'z), recorded from 1993 to 1995. Two songs from True Story entitled, "True Story" and "Fuck Big Boy" were disses
towards local New Orleans rapper, Mystikal
and Big Boy Records. Mystikal would later respond with his own diss songs, "Beware" and "Here I Go". True Story was re-released in 1999 when Cash Money Records affiliated with Universal Records
. The duo disbanded when Cash Money Records co-owner, Baby decided to let the two have solo careers.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
teenage hip-hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
duo from New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
, active from 1993 to 1997. The duo consisted of rappers Lil Wayne
Lil Wayne
Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. , better known by his stage name Lil Wayne, is an American rapper. At the age of nine, Lil Wayne joined Cash Money Records as the youngest member of the label, and half of the duo, The B.G.'z, with B.G.. In 1997, Lil Wayne joined the group Hot Boys, which also included...
and B.G.
B.G. (rapper)
Christopher Dorsey , better known by his stage name B.G. , is an American rapper and actor, from New Orleans, Louisiana. He began his music career signed to Cash Money Records in 1993 with Lil Wayne as half of the duo The B.G.'z...
. The two made up the youngest artists on Cash Money Records
Cash Money Records
Cash Money Records is a record label founded by brothers Bryan "Birdman" Williams and Ronald "Slim" Williams. Today it operates as a subsidiary of Universal Music Group, and is distributed by Universal Republic Records as of 2011...
, Lil Wayne
Lil Wayne
Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. , better known by his stage name Lil Wayne, is an American rapper. At the age of nine, Lil Wayne joined Cash Money Records as the youngest member of the label, and half of the duo, The B.G.'z, with B.G.. In 1997, Lil Wayne joined the group Hot Boys, which also included...
being 12 years old, and B.G.
B.G. (rapper)
Christopher Dorsey , better known by his stage name B.G. , is an American rapper and actor, from New Orleans, Louisiana. He began his music career signed to Cash Money Records in 1993 with Lil Wayne as half of the duo The B.G.'z...
only 14 years old. In 1995, B.G. released his debut album entitled, True Story featuring Lil Wayne
Lil Wayne
Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. , better known by his stage name Lil Wayne, is an American rapper. At the age of nine, Lil Wayne joined Cash Money Records as the youngest member of the label, and half of the duo, The B.G.'z, with B.G.. In 1997, Lil Wayne joined the group Hot Boys, which also included...
(to collectively make the B.G.'z), recorded from 1993 to 1995. Two songs from True Story entitled, "True Story" and "Fuck Big Boy" were disses
Diss track
A diss track or diss song is a song primarily intended to disparage or insult another person or group. While musical parodies and attacks have always existed, the trend became increasingly common in the hip hop genre as part of the hip hop rivalry phenomenon...
towards local New Orleans rapper, Mystikal
Mystikal
Michael Lawrence Tyler , better known by his stage name Mystikal, is an American rapper, and actor from New Orleans.-1993-1994: Early career:...
and Big Boy Records. Mystikal would later respond with his own diss songs, "Beware" and "Here I Go". True Story was re-released in 1999 when Cash Money Records affiliated with Universal Records
Universal Records
Universal Records was a record label owned by Universal Music Group, and it is now owned by Manny Patino and Michael Jackson, and operated as part of the Universal Motown Republic Group.-History:...
. The duo disbanded when Cash Money Records co-owner, Baby decided to let the two have solo careers.